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Title: Sealed with a HissAuthor: Eule GreyGenre: Fantasy; LGBTQ+ RomanceBook Length: 169 pages (print)Book Type: PDFYear Published: October 24, 2023 Date Started: January 15, 2024Date finished: January 16, 2024 This story is about a journalist named Mave Kitten. It starts out with journal entries from Mave’s point-of-view. Halfway through the story, it picks up with... Continue Reading →
Title: Leading with VulnerabilityAuthor: Jacob MorganGenre: Nonfiction; Self-helpBook Length: 261 pages (print)Book Type: PDFYear Published: October 2, 2023 Date Started: January 2, 2024Date finished: January 5, 2024 This book focuses on using vulnerability to manage/lead in the workplace. As a leader (CEO, manager, etc.), it’s important to understand your employees and co-workers in order to... Continue Reading →
Title: Keeping PepperAuthor: Scott BrodyGenre: Fiction, Mystery DetectiveBook Length: 248 pages (print)Book Type: eBookYear Published: September 25, 2023 Date Started: December 29, 2023Date finished: January 2, 2024 This story is about an older man named Pepper who lives in a nursing home. His friends come by and take him on a road trip without letting... Continue Reading →
Title: The Starless SeaAuthor: Erin MorgensternGenre: FantasyBook Length: NovelBook Type: eBookYear Published: November 5, 2019 Date Started: December 10, 2023Date finished: December 19, 2023 I first read the audio of this book over the summer but wasn’t able to finish it. I found the audio difficult to follow. I decided to read the ebook and... Continue Reading →
Title: Leadership StylesAuthor: Paul B. ThorntonGenre: Nonfiction; Self-helpBook Length: 82 Pages (print version)Book Type: eBookYear Published: January 18, 2023 Date Started: December 13, 2023Date finished: December 14, 2023 The three D’s of leadership: directing, discussing, and delegating, are steps to achieving the outcome you want as a leader in the workforce as well as in... Continue Reading →
Title: QuicksilverAuthor: Dean KoontzGenre: Fiction; AdventureBook Length: NovelBook Type: eBookYear Published: July 19, 2022 Date Started: November 27, 2023Date finished: December 10, 2023 This story follows Quinn Quicksilver who is an orphan. As he grows up, he gets this feeling to go out into the desert and then to locate a woman who was also... Continue Reading →
Title: Wild Child of the Monsoon PoemsAuthor: Ann ZachariahGenre: Nonfiction; PoetryBook Length: NoveletteBook Type: eBookYear Published: July 14, 2023 Date Started: December 4, 2023Date finished: December 5, 2023 This is a collection of poems written to touch your soul. There’s meaning in every poem and quite a few of them were very touching and nearly... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadow of DoubtAuthor: P.A. DePaulGenre: Romance; Military, SuspenseBook Length: NovelBook Type: Physical Book; PaperbackYear Published: October 17, 2023 Date Started: November 17, 2023Date finished: November 24, 2023 This story had me hooked from the beginning. It was action packed with a great plotline. The main characters are Michelle and Cappy (aka Jeremy). They’d met... Continue Reading →
Title: Same Time Next YearAuthor: Tessa BaileyGenre: Romance; Rom-com; SmutBook Length: NovellaBook Type: eBookYear Published: December 1, 2023 Date Started: November 17, 2023Date finished: November 19, 2023 This story is about a man who needs his green card to stay in the U.S. He ends up in a bet where he pays $50K to one... Continue Reading →
Title: Dandelion WineAuthor: Ray BradburyGenre: LiteraryBook Length: NovelBook Type: eBookYear Published: Reprint April 23, 2013 Date Started: October 24, 2023Date finished: October 29, 2023 This is a story about a boy named Douglas and his simple life in Illinois. He comes across a lot of people and learns of their lives. There were sad moments,... Continue Reading →
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